Dorrik slammed his shoulder into the frozen Iron Automaton, sending the whirring golem into the dungeon wall with enough force that two of its eight limbs were torn from its body. The remainder were bent beyond repair, unable to support the creature’s weight as it tried to lift itself fro...
2021-03-07 18:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe sickly green ray of energy struck the first guard, engulfing the man. He collapsed bonelessly to the ground as his companion jumped in shock. Before she could draw the horn from her belt, another beam of light enveloped her and she joined him on the floor of the guard post.
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2021-03-06 05:50:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe catamaran cut across the waves, sending a spray of saltwater into the air as it hit each rolling crest of water. Dorrik sat dead center in the ship, their black scales showing a hint of green as they clutched their legs to their chest with all four of their arms.
Kaleek, grinning ...
2021-03-05 02:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post[AN] I was reading over what has been written, and I strongly think that the jump from Micah settling down after the Luoca breaks free transitions way too suddenly to the encounter with it. As such I've written an interim chapter (this will be chapter 92 on Royal Road with all later chapter...
2021-03-03 03:22:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe other woman staggered back, massaging her wrist as she glared at Kat. Iris glanced at her friend on the ground before scowling at Kat once again.
“You said something about Jasper disappearing?” Kat asked, trying to ignore the other party’s animosity.
“Yes.” I...
2021-02-28 06:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post“I expected more out of Westmarch.” Jo glanced around the dreary rolling hills, unimpressed. “Seriously, back in Basil’s Cove they constantly talked about how it was a massive fortress, the last bulwark between us and the Northern Wilds. Here’s it’s just… a stone w...
2021-02-27 01:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostKat soared through the sky, Levitation active as she steered her parachute toward the brightly lit neon street below. She pulled one of the cords, slightly redirecting her descent. Strapped to Kat’s back was the unconscious form of Dean Franklin, hopefully covered by the same castin...
2021-02-25 17:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostMicah leaned back, hands on the hot rocks of the dungeon floor and let Regeneration heal the burns on his forearms. The Decrepit Behemoth’s cooling body lay in the corner of the cave, the telltale inside-out twisting of Temporal Vortex written all over its misshapen and ...
2021-02-24 17:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostMaybe an extra point in Agility and Reaction was overkill, Kat mused as she hopped over a trapped step in her college’s stairwell. Still, until she learned magic that would let her stop bullets, simply ‘not being where the bad guys were shooting’ seemed like a valid plan B.
Dorr...
2021-02-21 16:58:32 +0000 UTC View Post“I wasn’t followed here,” Kat responded, slowly. “I had my driver drop me off one street up and two streets down, and I made sure that he left before I started moving. The only way the Haupt’s would know where I am is if they tracked me via satellite, and even then I made su...
2021-02-20 16:20:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you care to explain why we’re doing something this stupid?” Sarah hissed at Micah, her back to a stalagmite as the Decrepit Behemoth milled about in the center of the room.
“Because the game is changing,” he responded, checking his mana levels. “We should have two year...
2021-02-16 17:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostA woman in a demure dress led her through a wood paneled hallway toward the parlor where the Worker’s Liberation Vanguard was meeting. Lining the passage were paintings, oil on canvas, most of which predating GroCorp’s founding by at least fifty years. Kat did her best not to thin...
2021-02-14 20:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post----
Congratulations Adventurer!
You have completed the Wood Tier Level Three Dungeon, Ice Sands.
Three of Three party members surviving. Good Job!
Assigning awards:
+1 Mind
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Kat dismissed the award. The dungeon hadn’t been easy, but wi...
2021-02-13 20:02:23 +0000 UTC View PostMicah shifted in the uncomfortable bed. He’d gotten better at building walls, and ensuring that the roof on his log house didn’t leak, but he’d never really gotten the hang of beds. It was still a tad too hard, and angled slightly downward.
Usually he made a point of worki...
2021-02-11 16:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post“So your faction is in the middle of a power struggle?” Sikka asked, adjusting the new bandoleer strapped across Kat’s chest. “Be a dear and tighten the buckles on your armor, the enchantments won’t work unless all of the interior stitching is in contact with your skin.” 2021-02-08 19:23:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The sky above them erupted into an aurora of gold and red, a beam of scintillating yellow magic erupting from the sturgeon’s mouth and slamming into the side of the Luoca as it dove toward the encampment. The daemon screamed, more in rage than agony, before flipping on its side and lashin...
2021-02-06 02:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostKat exited the maglev into what looked like a military checkpoint. Security wearing GroCorp armor guarded every exit, and an armored waypoint made of reinforced concrete sat next to the customs station.
A frown worked its way onto Kat’s face as she took in the machine gun nest on to...
2021-02-04 08:16:37 +0000 UTC View Post“So,” Sarah’s arms were crossed, her right foot tapping the dirt as she stared at him, “do you care to explain what in the name of the Sixteen you thought you were doing? Don’t try to pretend that stunt at the end of the ritual was something you planned.”
Micah simply star...
2021-01-31 19:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostMicah drew temporal energy from the ancient badger, ignoring the way it writhed and shook in the wicker cage Jo had made for it as he focused on the ritual. The flickering green flames burned as far as the eye could see while he stalked forward, stopping every ten paces to recite another ob...
2021-01-29 17:03:56 +0000 UTC View Post“How is your mana Miss Kat,” Dorrik stood next to her, back against the wall as they watched the rest of the party through the mist.
“Almost up to full,” she replied after checking her status. “That last round of healing took a lot out of me.”
“Indeed,” Dorrik no...
2021-01-29 03:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
Eli swung his sword for the hundredth time, sweat pouring down his face and back. On either side of him, the other candidates matched the motion. They held their blades at full extension, the dull surfaces of the lead filled practice swords wobbling in...
2021-01-28 04:15:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe light from the ritual faded, leaving a ring in the center of the engraved circle, glowing dimly. Micah tapped his chin with an index finger, contemplating the complex and beautiful piece of platinum jewelry.
He picked it up, holding the cool piece of metal in the palm of his hand....
2021-01-27 04:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostKat opened her eyes to the dungeon’s clinging mist. Nothing about their surroundings had changed since last night. The initial spawning room, safe until they passed its threshold, was still featureless and packed with dense fog that limited her visibility, even when she tried to swi...
2021-01-26 06:27:11 +0000 UTC View PostKat worked her knife under the access panel, popping up the plate of plastic that was designed to look like wood paneling. A quick glance behind her revealed that the night guard patrolling the hallway was nowhere nearby.
She crawled inside the cramped space before pulling the faux wo...
2021-01-24 08:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostMicah closed his eyes. The Luoca struggled against the burning strand of energy embedded in its chest, it’s mouth flapping wordlessly as it grunted and wailed.
The pale woman grunted, pulling back on the metal rod in her hand, dragging the daemon a step toward her. It flapped ...
2021-01-21 07:01:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Still doing homework I see,” Emma’s lunch tray clattered onto the marble tabletop next to Kat. “I don’t see why. You’re so far ahead of the rest of the class in biology that it’s pretty much cheating.”
Kat blinked, dismissing the notes projected onto her smartpa...
2021-01-18 18:41:10 +0000 UTC View PostGreen flames crackled, consuming the reagents carefully placed in a wide circle around Micah as he sat with his legs crossed in its center. One by one, he recited the eldritch phrases from the Ageless Folio, taking note of the inflection marks over each syllable as the power of Elsewhere sw...
2021-01-16 04:21:31 +0000 UTC View Post“Kat!” Sikka shouted, elbowing past Dorrik as they walked in alongside Kaleek. “Have you been keeping Dorrik out of trouble? I heard they got into a tussle with the moles out on the dunes.”
“Sikka,” Dorrik turned to the older lokkel, crest flaring in frustration, “...
2021-01-14 07:42:43 +0000 UTC View Post“This might be the most boring thing we’ve ever done,” Trevor leaned on his spear, glancing past the steady roar of the waterfall at the rainy afternoon outside. “I still can’t believe it's dryer in here than out there.”
“I could always explain how the ritual works,” M...
2021-01-13 07:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostMicah stepped to the side, bursts of wind mana accelerating his feet until they were almost too fast to see as Jo’s knife whistled past him.
He backpedaled, shoes trampling the ankle high grass near the lake as Jo tried to stab him once again. At the last second, Micah’s hand flas...
2021-01-09 19:39:24 +0000 UTC View Post